Great article. My only minor quibble: Broadcom probably deserved a mention too.
And yes, I realize the Philips story may not fit neatly here since Philips wasn’t a Taiwanese company, but I’ll digress responsibly, unlike certain current presidents encountering an issue he doesn't understand, .
As I’ve mentioned before, I knew Dick Thurston, who, handled the TSMC licensing deals after 2000 — and possibly earlier, when he was still in private practice. That history feels worth including because it adds another layer to how these relationships and licensing structures actually developed, rather than pretending than a grievance likely over being rejected by a hot Asian girl in the 80s and a tariff tantrum.
In Taiwan some people actually correctly call TSMC the “ASMC”. Come to think of it, US direct / indirect ownership ~70% since inception, every past and present chairman holds a US passport, and dominant US presence on the board.
People seem to forget the background in which TSMC was born. It was the trade war between US and Japan in the ‘80s.
Taiwan was “given” the opportunity to build TSMC and did it well. Make no mistake, it was never a true Taiwanese company.
Great article. My only minor quibble: Broadcom probably deserved a mention too.
And yes, I realize the Philips story may not fit neatly here since Philips wasn’t a Taiwanese company, but I’ll digress responsibly, unlike certain current presidents encountering an issue he doesn't understand, .
As I’ve mentioned before, I knew Dick Thurston, who, handled the TSMC licensing deals after 2000 — and possibly earlier, when he was still in private practice. That history feels worth including because it adds another layer to how these relationships and licensing structures actually developed, rather than pretending than a grievance likely over being rejected by a hot Asian girl in the 80s and a tariff tantrum.
The US is forgetting that we have (had?) friends and allies, and that they are our greatest strength.
This is a satire. this is Lai. He is a joke.
Roi Seng
In Taiwan some people actually correctly call TSMC the “ASMC”. Come to think of it, US direct / indirect ownership ~70% since inception, every past and present chairman holds a US passport, and dominant US presence on the board.
People seem to forget the background in which TSMC was born. It was the trade war between US and Japan in the ‘80s.
Taiwan was “given” the opportunity to build TSMC and did it well. Make no mistake, it was never a true Taiwanese company.